NASCAR Racers - Netflix

NASCAR Racers is a futuristic NASCAR® Unlimited Series, advanced
cars reach incredible speeds on the asphalt, leap with rocket boosters
and take loops the size of a skyscraper without breaking a sweat. Team
Fastex, one of the powerhouse teams, is comprised of Mark "Charger
McCutchen, a third-generation upstart, Megan "Spitfire" Fassler, the
quick-willed daughter of the team's manager, Steve "Flyer" Sharp, a
former fighter pilot with a frightening past, and Carlos "Stunts" Rey,
the most reckless and cocky - if ultimately well-meaning - of the group.
They're up against Team Rexcor, a ruthless and corrupt outfit that will
stop at nothing to eliminate them. Who will come out on top? Strap in
and find out!

Type: Animation

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 30 minutes

Premier: 1999-11-20

NASCAR Racers - Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series - Netflix

The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (often shortened to the Cup Series)
is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto
Racing (NASCAR). It is named for the current sponsor, Monster Energy,
but has been known by other names in the past. The series began in 1949
as the Strictly Stock Series, and from 1950 to 1970 it was known as the
Grand National Series. In 1971, when the series began leasing its naming
rights to the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, it was referred to as the
Winston Cup Series. A similar deal was made with Nextel in 2003, and it
became the Nextel Cup Series (2004–2007). Sprint acquired Nextel in
2005, and in 2008 the series was renamed the Sprint Cup Series, which
lasted until 2016. In December 2016, it was announced that Monster
Energy would become the new title sponsor starting in 2017. The
championship is determined by a points system, with points being awarded
according to finish placement and number of laps led. The season is
divided into two segments. After the first 26 races, 16 drivers,
selected primarily on the basis of wins during the first 26 races, are
seeded based on their total number of wins. They compete in the last ten
races, where the difference in points is greatly minimized. This is
called the NASCAR playoffs. The series holds strong roots in the
Southeastern United States, with half of the races in the 36-race season
being held in that region. The current schedule includes tracks from
around the United States. Regular season races were previously held in
Canada, and exhibition races were held in Japan and Australia. The
Daytona 500, the most prestigious race, had a television audience of
about 11.9 million U.S. viewers in 2017. Cup Series cars are unique in
automobile racing. The engines are powerful enough to reach speeds of
over 200 mph (320 km/h), but their weight coupled with a relatively
simple aerodynamic package make for poor handling. The bodies and
chassis of the cars are strictly regulated to ensure parity, and
electronics are traditionally spartan in nature.

NASCAR Racers - 1981–2007 - Netflix

It was in this time that NASCAR engaged in the practice of mandating
rule changes during the season if one particular car model became overly
dominant. This often led to claims that some teams would attempt
sandbagging to receive more favorable handicaps. Because of the
notorious manner of the Ford Taurus race car and how the manufacturer
turned the car into an “offset” car (the car was notoriously
asymmetrical in race trim because of its oval shape), NASCAR ended this
practice to put more emphasis on parity and based new body rules in
2003, similar to short track racing, where offset cars had become a
burden for race officials, resulting in the “Approved Body
Configuration” design.

The downsizing of American cars in the late 1970s presented a challenge
for NASCAR. Rules mandated a minimum wheelbase of 115 inches (2,900 mm),
but after 1979, none of the models approved for competition met the
standard, as mid-sized cars now typically had wheelbases between 105 and
112 inches. After retaining the older models (1977 for the GM makes, and
1979 for Ford and Dodge) through 1980, for the 1981 season the wheelbase
requirement was reduced to 110 inches (2,800 mm), which the newer model
cars could be stretched to meet without affecting their appearance. The
Buick Regal with its swept-back “shovel” nose initially dominated
competition, followed by the rounded, aerodynamic 1983 Ford Thunderbird.
The Chevrolet Monte Carlo and Pontiac Grand Prix adopted bubble back
windows to stay competitive. Amid its financial woes, and after dropping
its poor performing (both on the race track and for consumer sales)
Dodge Mirada and Chrysler Cordoba in 1983, Chrysler Corporation left
NASCAR entirely at the end of the 1985 season. 1987 marked an
incredible, but then unfortunate milestone for NASCAR Cup Series cars.
The incredible happened during Winston 500 qualifying when Bill Elliott
established a world stock-car record when he posted a speed of 212.809
mph (342 km/h). Then the unfortunate happened; during the 22nd lap of
the race, driver Bobby Allison suffered a flat tire in the middle of
Talladega Superspeedway's tri-oval. Allison's car hit the catch fence
and tore a hole in the fence approximately 100 feet (30 m) long. Several
spectators were injured in the accident, including one woman who lost an
eye. In the aftermath of the crash, NASCAR mandated the use of a
restrictor plate at Talladega Superspeedway and Daytona International
Speedway to reduce speeds. By 1989, GM had switched its mid-sized models
to V6 engines and front-wheel-drive, but the NASCAR racers only kept the
body shape, with the old V8 rear-wheel-drive running gear, rendering
obsolete the “stock” nature of the cars. When the Ford Thunderbird was
retired after 1997, without Ford having any two-door intermediate
bodies, the four-door Ford Taurus body was used (although NASCAR racers
actually have no opening doors).

While the manufacturers and models of automobiles used in racing were
named for production cars (Dodge Charger R/T, Chevrolet Impala SS,
Toyota Camry, and the Ford Fusion), the similarities between NASCAR Cup
Series cars and actual production cars were limited to a small amount of
shaping and painting of the nose, headlight and tail light decals, and
grill areas. Until 2003, the hood, roof, and decklid were still required
to be identical to their stock counterparts.